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THURSDAY, October 31st: Happy Halloween from The Bradbury Project!

@1pm - Ray's Tales, the final session

The last session of short stories in the Green Town Park from the works of Ray Bradbury including The October Country live on stream.

Today: "There Was An Old Woman" from "The October Country Stories" . . . a 1955 collection of nineteen macabre short stories. It reprints fifteen of the twenty-seven stories of his 1947 collection Dark Carnival, and adds four more of his stories previously published elsewhere.

For more information on Ray Bradbury's life and work, visit raybradbury.com.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bradbury%20Project/197/32/41

WEDNESDAY, October 30th at 7pm: THE HALLOWEEN TREE - Final Story Tour

@7pm - The Halloween Tree Story Tour - Part 3

"The unemployed of all midnight Europe shivered in their stone sleep and came awake."

Ray Bradbury's tale of youth, life, death, and Halloween continues, in the Story Tour format with presenters Shandon Loring, Kayden Oconnell, and Caledonia Skytower guiding guests through the story while visiting the elements of the story and Bradbury's work that inspired the region.

For more information on Ray Bradbury's life and work, visit raybradbury.com.

TUESDAY, October 29th: Moving Closer to Halloween!

@NOON - RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in The Glen!

Join us today for Russell's weekly performance. Enjoy an hour of 100% live and unplugged acoustic music and spoken word. Russell presents original and traditional songs, instrumental pieces and covers, together with some selected stories and poems: Folk Baroque and Beyond. Presented on Stream in Ceiluiradh Glen at Nowhereville.

@7 PM - THE HALLOWEEN TREE, Part 2 - RESCHEDULED

"The boys hung down from the Kite in a fine lizard’s tail, now weaving, now looping, now snapping, now gliding. They yelled with delight. They shrieked with ingasped, outgasped terror. They rode across the moon in an exclamation point."

Ray Bradbury's tale of youth, life, death, and Halloween begins, in the Story Tour format with presenters Kayden O'Connell, Finn Zeddmore and Shandon Loring guiding guests through the story while visiting the elements of the story and Bradbury's work that inspired the region. Presented live on stream at The Bradbury Project.

For more information on Ray Bradbury's life and work, visit raybradbury.com.

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Events at Nowhereville

The Glen - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21

Events at The Bradbury Project

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bradbury%20Project/143/57/41

SUNDAY, October 27th: A Pair of Intriguing Events at The Bradbury Project

@1:30pm - The Halloween Tree Story Tour - Part 3

"The unemployed of all midnight Europe shivered in their stone sleep and came awake."

Ray Bradbury's tale of youth, life, death, and Halloween continues, in the Story Tour format with presenter Caledonia Skytower guiding guests through the story while visiting the elements of the story and Bradbury's work that inspired the region.

For more information on Ray Bradbury's life and work, visit raybradbury.com.

@7-10pm - eClipse at The Bradbury Project

Join us in the shadow of The Halloween Tree for the final contribution from our friends at eClipse Club & Resort as DJs TigerPawz and Caledonia combine their sinister efforts to present "Dr. Frankenstein's Halloween Boogie." Music, Dancing, Random Raffles and Jeopardy!

All events today will be live on stream, re-direct teleports available from the Green Town section to appropriate location of the region.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bradbury%20Project/143/57/41

SATURDAY. October 26th: Stories, Music, and Fun at The Bradbury Project

@Noon - Ray's Tales

More short stories from the works of Ray Bradbury including stories from Dandelion Wine and The October Country live on stream in the Green Town Park at The Bradbury Project.

Today: a selected story from "The October Country" . . . a 1955 collection of nineteen macabre short stories. It reprints fifteen of the twenty-seven stories of his 1947 collection Dark Carnival, and adds four more of his stories previously published elsewhere.

For more information on Ray Bradbury's life and work, visit raybradbury.com.

@7-9pm - eClipse at The Bradbury Project

Join us in the shadow of The Halloween tree as DJ Iniry and the fine folks from Eclipse Club & Resort as they present "The Vampyre Masquerade Ball."

Live on stream, re-direct teleport available from the Green Town section to north side of the region.

TUESDAY, October 22nd: Another Full Day at Seanchai Library

@NOON - RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in The Glen!

@7 PM - THE HALLOWEEN TREE, Part 2 - RESCHEDULED to 10.29

For more information on Ray Bradbury's life and work, visit raybradbury.com.

@ 9 PM - SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT with Finn Zeddmore

Finn Zeddmore presents more contemporary Sci-Fi-Fantasy from a variety of sources. What adventure will Finn take us on tonight? "After the Cure" by Carrie Ryan and "The Sweetest Honey" by Tim Pratt. Presented live in Voice at Seanchai Library on Nowhereville.

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Events at Nowhereville

The Glen - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21
Seanchai Library - https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

Events at The Bradbury Project

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bradbury%20Project/143/57/41

SUNDAY, October 20th at 1:30pm: THE HALLOWEEN TREE Continues

"They soared over hills and meadows and farms. They saw themselves reflected in dusky moon-bright streams, creeks, rivers. They brushed down over ancient trees. The wind stirred by their passing shook down whole government mints of coins, leaves, bright showering to the black-grassed earth. They flew over the town and thought—

"O look up! see! here we are! your sons!

"And thought: O look down, there somewhere are our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, teachers! Hey, here we are! O, someone, see us! or you’ll never believe!"

Ray Bradbury's transformative tale of youth, life, death, and Halloween continues, in the Story Tour format with presenters David Abbot and Caledonia Skytower guiding guests through the story while visiting the elements of the story and Bradbury's work that inspired the region.

For more information on Ray Bradbury's life and work, visit raybradbury.com.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bradbury%20Project/143/57/41

SATURDAY, October 19th at Noon: More RAY'S TALES

Caledonia Skytower presents more short stories from the works of Ray Bradbury including stories from Dandelion Wine and The October Country live on stream in the Green Town Park at The Bradbury Project. Today's tale : "Excorcism"

Clara Goodwater has been the president of the Ladies Honeysuckle Harmony Lodge for a long time. Her rival, Elmira Brown, is convinced that Clara uses witchcraft to maintain her position and plans to exorcise her during the upcoming election.

For more information on Ray Bradbury's life and work, visit raybradbury.com.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bradbury%20Project/143/57/41

SUNDAY, October 13th at 1:30pm: THE HALLOWEEN TREE Begins

"It was a small town by a small river and a small lake in a small northern part of a Midwest state. There wasn’t so much wilderness around you couldn’t see the town. But on the other hand there wasn’t so much town you couldn’t see and feel and touch and smell the wilderness. The town was full of trees. And dry grass and dead flowers now that autumn was here. And full of fences to walk on and sidewalks to skate on and a large ravine to tumble in and yell across. And the town was full of . . . Boys.

"And it was the afternoon of Halloween."

Ray Bradbury's transformative tale of youth, life, death, and Halloween begins, in the Story Tour format with presenters David Abbot and Caledonia Skytower guiding guests through the story while visiting the elements of the story and Bradbury's work that inspired the region.

For more information on Ray Bradbury's life and work, visit raybradbury.com.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bradbury%20Project/143/57/41

SATURDAY. October 12th at Noon: More RAY'S TALES

Twelve year-old Douglas Spaulding attempts to avoid death by saving a wax Tarot Witch from a penny arcade. He is faced with the reality of his mortality and decides to try to find a way to avoid death. He believes that if he can free the Tarot Witch, she will help him live forever. Douglas tells his younger brother, Tom, that the witch needs their help and they set off on an adventure to save her.

For more information on Ray Bradbury's life and work, visit raybradbury.com.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bradbury%20Project/143/57/41

SUNDAY, October 6th at 1:30pm: RAY'S TALES at The Bradbury Project

Caledonia Skytower presents short stories from the works of Ray Bradbury including stories from Dandelion Wine and The October Country live on stream in the Green Town Park at The Bradbury Project.

Ray Bradbury was an American author, screenwriter, and among the most celebrated 20th-century writers. He worked in a variety of genres including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction. He wrote many works and is widely known by the general public for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951). For more information on his life and work, visit raybradbury.com.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bradbury%20Project/143/57/41

OPEN NOW: the 2024 Edition of The Bradbury Project

It's back!

The newest Seanchai special project celebrates the work of American author Ray Bradbury. It follows the path of eight boys on an adventure to save the life of their friend on Halloween Night. Guided by the mysterious Mr. Moundshroud, they travel through time and space, learning about different cultures, and how each views and deals with death.

Thanks to continuing support from Linden Lab, this year's Bradbury Project will be on its own dedicated region, with content at terrain level and in skyboxes.

Events and activities at The Bradbury Project include:

Presentation of stories from the canon of Ray Bradbury, including "The Halloween
tree."
Dance Parties courtesy of eClipse Club & Resort
Plenty of photo ops and things to explore (clickies!)
Interactive Bradbury Library - Moundshroud's House
Other surprises that you can find when you explore.
Check out the Play Park

SATURDAY October 5th at 12pm: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES - whirlwind edition

"First of all, it was October, a rare month for boys"

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES

A Story of Hypnotic Dark Poetry by Ray Bradbury

This is a special whirlwind presentation of all 54 Chapters of this amazing story squished into 1 hour!

Experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin. Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. The carnival rolls in sometime after midnight, ushering in Halloween a week early. A calliope's shrill siren song beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. Two boys will discover the secret of its smoke, mazes, and mirrors; two friends who will soon know all too well the heavy cost of wishes...and the stuff of nightmares.

The title is reference to a quote spoken by one of the witches in William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

INTERVIEW With Author & STORY REVIEW (spoiler alert):

https://horrornovelreviews.com/2012/06/20/ray-bradbury-something-wicked-this-way-comes-review/

addt'l story information and reviews may be found at: www.storylinkradio.com

Join Us Live At:

Seanchai Library in Second Life

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/44/27

Storylink Radio Estate in Opensim

https://bit.ly/slr-octoberworld

Storylink Radio Youtube Channel:

www.youtube.com/StorylinkRadio

Questions?

visit: www.StorylinkRadio.com or email: admin@storylinkradio.com

Book: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Author: Ray Bradbury

COMING in October: the 2024 Edition of The Bradbury Project

It's back, coming this October!

Thanks to continuing support from Linden Lab, this year's Bradbury Project will be on its own dedicated region, with content at terrain level and in skyboxes.

Tentative opening day - Friday, October 4th.

Events and activities at The Bradbury Project include:

Presentation of stories from the canon of Ray Bradbury, including "The Halloween
tree."
Dance Parties courtesy of eClipse Club & Resort
Plenty of photo ops and things to explore (clickies!)
Interactive Bradbury Library - Moundshroud's House
Other surprises that you can find when you explore.
Check out the Play Park

TUESDAY, October 31st at 7pm: Something Bradbury . . .

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! What kind of storytellers would we be if we didn't have a story to offer on this most haunting of days.

Join Caledonia as she presents another chilling tale from Ray Bradbury's works - the collections "Dandelion Wine" and "The October Country" in the Halloween Night Play Park of The Bradbury Project. Costumes welcomed but not required.

Live on stream, on the Town Level of The Bradbury Project.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

SUNDAY, October 29th @ 1:30pm: THE HALLOWEEN TREE Concludes

LAST CHANCE! (Well, at least for this year) Seanchai Library's presentation of this classic Ray Bradbury tale concludes today.

Guided by the mysterious Clavicle Carapace Moundshroud, eight boys travel through time and space on Halloween night, learning about different cultures, and how each views and deals with mortality as they try to save their friend who has been "borrowed" by Death.

David Abbot, Gloriana Maertens, and Caledonia Skytower, live on Stream at The Bradbury Project in #Second Life

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

TUESDAY, October 24th at 7pm: THE HALLOWEEN TREE Concludes

Bradbury's "The Halloween Tree" concludes tonight. Guided by the mysterious Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud, eight boys travel through time and space on an adventure to save the life of their friend on Halloween Night. Tonight presented by Shandon Loring, Faerie Maven-Pralou, and Kayden Oconnell.

Miss it? There will be a repeat presentation:

** Sundays at 1:30pm slt - October 29 with David Abbot, Gloriana Maertens, and Caledonia Skytower.

Presented live on Stream from The Bradbury Project in #SecondLife

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

AND at Tuesday Noon slt in Ceiluradh Glen, RUSSELL EPONYM, Live!

SUNDAY, October 22nd @ 1:30pm: THE HALLOWEEN TREE Continues

Did you miss Tuesday evening's reading of Part 2 of "The Halloween Tree"? No worries. Seanchai Library's presentation of this classic Ray Bradbury tale repeats today!

Guided by the mysterious Mr. Moundshroud, eight boys travel through time and space on Halloween night, learning about different cultures, and how each views and deals with mortality as they try to save their friend who has been "borrowed" by Death.

TODAY with David Abbot, Gloriana Maertens, and Caledonia Skytower.

Presented live on Stream from The Bradbury Project in #SecondLife over three weeks in three episodes. Today's installment will be approximately 1:15 minutes long.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

TUESDAY, October 17th: THE HALLOWEEN TREE Continues @ 7pm slt

Bradbury's "The Halloween Tree" continues as eight boys travel through time and space on an adventure to save the life of their friend on Halloween Night. Guided by the mysterious Mr. Moundshroud, they learn about different cultures, and how each views and deals with death.

** Tuesdays at 7pm slt - October 17, and 24 with Shandon Loring, Faerie Maven-Pralou, and Kayden Oconnell.

** Sundays at 1:30pm slt - October 22, and 29 with David Abbot, Gloriana Maertens, and Caledonia Skytower.

Presented live on Stream from The Bradbury Project in #SecondLife over three weeks in three hour long (approx) episodes.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

AND at Tuesday Noon slt in Ceiluradh Glen, RUSSELL EPONYM, Live!

SUNDAY, October 15th @1:30pm: THE HALLOWEEN TREE ~ Part 1

Did you miss Tuesday evening's reading of Part 1? No worries. Seanchai Library's presentation of this classic Ray Bradbury tale repeats today!

"The Halloween Tree" (1950) follows the path of eight boys on an adventure to save the life of their friend on Halloween Night. Guided by the mysterious Mr. Moundshroud, they travel through time and space, learning about different cultures, and how each views and deals with death.

TODAY with David Abbot, Gloriana Maertens, and Caledonia Skytower.

Presented live on Stream from The Bradbury Project in #SecondLife over three weeks in three hour long (approx) episodes.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/204/43/26

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